Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice wants to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend. Maxwell was convicted in 2020 of helping the disgraced financier sexually abuse underage girls and is currently serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s legislative agenda was upended by Republican members who are clamoring for a vote.

A Wall Street Journal reporter was slated to be a part of the traveling press pool for President Trump's Scotland trip.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice wants to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend. Maxwell was convicted in 2020 of helping the disgraced financier sexually abuse underage girls and is currently serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison.

House Republicans have largely halted work in order to avoid an Epstein files vote. The DOJ said it wants to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell. New Jersey judges ousted Trump's pick for the state's U.S. attorney.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on the Trump administration to release all the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.